All hobbies can become tedious at times. Reefing requires such constant maintenance that it can get to you.
Maybe because I spend so much time looking at my tank as well as taking pictures that sometimes I feel it is an awful lot of work. On the other hand, I find it incredibly peaceful to enjoy the tank inhabitants. It is such a fascinating world in our tanks.
I have a large JF Flame colony that I haven't been able to get a picture of because it is only about three inches underwater. I finally turned the return pump off and took some pictures top down through the water without a top down viewer.